Editing Communications in Guam (section)

== Submarine cables ==
Because of its location in the western Pacific and its status as U.S. territory, Guam has one of the most extensive [[submarine communications cable]] infrastructures in the [[Asia-Pacific]].<ref name="landing stations">{{cite web |title=Cable Landing Stations in Guam |url=https://www.submarinenetworks.com/stations/north-america/usa-guam |website=www.submarinenetworks.com |access-date=9 March 2021}}</ref> The [[2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami]] cut many of the primary cables connecting the United States and Asia, prompting companies to look for alternate locations for new cables.<ref name="Quartz_20190919">{{cite web |last1=Ossola |first1=Alexandra |title=Tiny Guam is vying to be the world's next big telecommunications hub |url=https://qz.com/1691681/guam-could-soon-be-a-telecommunications-giant/ |website=Quartz |access-date=9 March 2021 |language=en |date=September 19, 2019}}</ref> In 2019, [[GTA Teleguam]] and [[RTI Cable]] built the island's first combined neutral cable landing station and data center.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Partido |first1=Gerry |title=Submarine cables are Guam's buried treasure; island pushed as telecom hub |url=https://www.pncguam.com/fiber-optic-submarine-cables-are-guams-buried-treasure-island-pushed-as-a-telecom-hub-and-regional-data-center/ |website=PNC News First |access-date=9 March 2021 |date=16 September 2019}}</ref> This coincided with a bill introduced to the [[Legislature of Guam]] by Sen. [[Telo Taitague]] to conduct an economic study and develop policy recommendations on submarine cables.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Kaur |first1=Anumita |title=Sen. Telo Taitague explores expanding Guam's telecommunications industry |url=https://www.guampdn.com/story/news/local/2019/09/12/sen-telo-taitague-guam-telecommunications-industry/2283528001/ |website=Pacific Daily News |access-date=9 March 2021 |date=September 13, 2019}}</ref> GTA also seeks to attract U.S. companies to build data centers on Guam, noting the reduced [[network latency]] from Asia to Guam, compared to the U.S.<ref name="Quartz_20190919"/> Existing cable landing stations and their cables are:<ref name="landing stations"/>
* [[Tanguisson]] cable landing station in [[Tamuning, Guam|Tamuning]]: [[Asia-America Gateway]], [[Australia–Japan Cable]] and [[G-P|Guam-Philippines]]
* [[Tumon Bay]] cable landing station in Tamuning: [[TPC-5CN]], Australia–Japan Cable
* Tata [[Piti, Guam|Piti]] cable landing station: [[VSNL Transpacific]], Tata [[TGN-Intra Asia]], and [[Pipe Pacific Cable]]-1
* GTA Piti-I cable landing station: [[SEA-US]], [[Japan-Guam-Australia]] South
* Gateway Network Connections neutral cable landing station and data center in Piti: [[HK-G]], Japan-Guam-Australia North, [[SxS Cable System]]
* Unknown landing station: [[HANTRU-1]]
Retired cables landing on Guam include [[CUCN|China-US Cable Network]] and [[PacRimWest]].